Garment-hanger.



No. 882,592. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. I

G. S. STANTON.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1907.

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GARME NT-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. STANTON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Im rovement in a Garment Hanger, of WhlCh the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment hangers, and more particularly to waist and skirt hangers, the object being to provide a hanger which will sup ort a waist and retain a skirt in its proper s ape.

Another object of my invention is to provide very novel spring actuated means for supporting the sklrt so that the waist band and hip portion of the skirt are held in perfect shape.

Another object of my invention is to provide very novel means for locking the skirt supporting members together so that the skirt can be readily placed over the same.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter, fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved garment hanger. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail side elevational view showing the skirt supporting member expanded. Fig. 4 is a detail side elevational view of a modified form of skirt supporter.

In the drawing A indicates a cross tree or form which is preferably formed of wood and of the shape shown so as to hold the waist in correct shape, A screw-eye B is secured in the central raised portion of the tree and is offset so as to be out of the way of the collar of the Waist. Secured to the underside of the ortions A of the tree, are U-shaped brac ets C and D provided with spaced openings, in which are slidably mounted rods E, F and G, H, the rods E and H being provided with de ending inner end portions E, H, to which t e inner ends of the rods F and G are secured. The lower portions of the ends of the depending portions are provided with curved portions forming finger recesses, so that they can be readily grasped by the hand when it is desired to draw the members together to place the skirt on the same.

Arranged on the outer ends of the rods E and F and G and H are skirt-supporting members I and J which are preferably formed Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. May 31, 1907. Serial No. 376,688.

Patented March 24;, 1908.

, of wood, and are provided with spaced open- :ings in which the ends of the rods are se- 1 cured. The members are formed with vertical rounded portions I, J over which the waist-band of the skirt is adapted to fit, and with depending curved rounded portions I J on which the hip portion of the skirt rests. Coiled springs K and L are arranged on the rods E and H between the outer members of the brackets and skirt supporting members so that the members will beforced outwardly and held by the tension of the springs.

' A hook M is pivotally mounted on the portion H of the rod H adapted to fit over the portion E, of the rod E so that the rods can be locked together when the members are drawn together. This enables the skirt to be readily placed over the skirt-supporting members and by unfastennig the hook, the members will be forced outwardly by the springs so as to hold the skirt in propershape.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, I have shown the ends of the rod N bent downwardly to form a skirt supporting member and provided with an eye, to which the outer end of the rod 0 is secured.

While I have shown and described my garment hanger for supporting a ladys waist and skirt, it of course is understood that it can be used for supporting a coat and a pair of trousers, if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a garment hanger, the combination with a cross-tree provided with brackets 011 its under side, of rods slidably mounted in said brackets provided with depending angled end portions, skirt-supporting members secured on the other ends of said rods, coiled springs surrounding said rods between said brackets and skirt supporting members, and a hook for locking said depending end portions, together, for the purpose described.

2. In a garment hanger, the combination with a cross-tree, of U-shaped brackets secured to the under side of the tree provided with spaced openings, of rods slidably mounted in said openings, the upper rods being provided with depending inner ends, to which the inner ends of the lower rods are connected, supporting members secured on the outer ends of said rods, and coiledsprings surrounding the upper rod between said members and brackets.

3. In a garment hanger the combination with a cross-tree provided with brackets on its under sides, of spring actuated rods slidably mounted in said brackets provided with depending inner ends, supporting members secured on the outer end of said rods, and a hook carried by one of the depending ends of said rod adapted to fit over the depending end of the other rod, for the purpose described.

41:. In a garment hanger, the combination with a form provided with guide-brackets, of

parallel rods slidably mounted in said brackets carrying skirt supporting members at their outer ends, the inner ends of the upper rods being bent downwardly to form handles, coiled springs arranged on the upper rod between the brackets and members, and a hook pivotally mounted on the depending portion of one of said rods adapted to fit over the depending portion of the other rod, for the purpose described.

GEORGE S. STANTON.

Witnesses:

H. G. BYRD, WILLIs BROWN. 

